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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Hi everyone!! Today is the last day for the Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peeks. All the stamps will be available on Saturday, November 1. Today I am showcasing the Snowman Wishes set. It has six sentiments, five snowman images, two trees, and a sweet little bird...what a wonderful stamp set!!I used the challenge sketch for the long card using Imaginisce dp for the background. The images were stamped with Memento Black and colored with copics. The smaller snowmen were stamped on a separate piece of white cs, cutout, and attached with dimensionals. The sky was sponged with Blue Bayou and the It's Snowing wheel was used to stamp the snowflakes with Blue Bayou. The trees were stamped with Memento Brown and Dazzling Diamonds was added to the snow. The sentiment was stamped with Memento Black and the layers were cut out with Nesties. Punched snowflakes, rhinestones, lace trim, and the satin ribbon finish it off.

I just can't get enough of these cute little snowmen!!! The It's Snowing Wheel was used to stamp the background snowflakes with Bashful Blue onto Vanilla Shimmery cs. The trees were stamped with Memento Brown and colored with a copic marker. The snowmen and the little bird were stamped on Whisper White with Memento Black twice...one set was cut out, colored with copics, glittered up, and attached to the scene with dimensionals. The snow is a scrap of torn designer paper glued to the cardstock and distressed a little with Close to Cocoa. The image layer and the matting layers were distressed with a distressing tool and the edges were sponged with Close to Cocoa, also. The sentiment layer was stamped like the main image with the It's Snowing Wheel, the tree was stamped with Memento Brown turned on it's side to look like a branch, and the little bird was stamped with Memento Black. The clip was from We R Memory Keepers and the background oval layers were cutout with the large oval Nesties. The Basic Grey Figgy Pudding background paper was sewed around the edges for a little texture and interest, the corners were punched with the Tag Corner Punch from SU!, and the fiber came from my stamping buddy, Teresa.Recipe: Stamps: Snowman Wishes, It's Snowing WheelPaper: Vanilla Shimmery, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Basic Grey Figgy PuddingInk: Memento Brown and Black, Bashful BlueAccessories: Nestabilities, Scalloped Punch, Tag Corner Punch, Hardware Clip, Gingham Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds, Fiber, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine

The last project I have for you is a gift box that I made to showcase the It's Snowing wheel. The Bashful Blue cardstock was stamped with the wheel and Night of Navy ink. The scallops were made with the slit punch and attached to the inside of the lid. Ribbon, punched flourishes, snowflakes, and rhinestones complete the project. All the punched items were attached with glue dots. This is really simple but makes a real fun and dramatic gift box. Recipe: Stamps: It's Snowing WheelPaper: Bashful Blue, Always Artichoke, Kraft, Night of Navy,Ink: Night of NavyAccessories: Flourishes Punch, Snowflake Punch, Silk Snowflake from Inaginisce, Kraft and Bashful Ribbon, Slit Punch

Thanks so much for visiting.....hope you have a wonderful night and I will talk to you again tomorrow!!

This is day 3 of the Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peeks and today I will be showcasing the Holly Builder set. This set consists of leaves, berries, a branch, three sentiments, and will be available on November 1.The holly leaves were stamped in a circle on Whisper White with Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, and Always Artichoke. Several leaves were stamped with the same colors, cutout, and attached with glue dots. Some were highlighted with a Real Red marker. The berries were stamped with Real Red, covered with Crystal Efeects, dusted with Dazzling Diamonds, cutout, and attached with glue dots. The sentiment was stamped in the center with Real Red, the ribbon was attached with a glue dot, and the rhinestones added to the corners.

The topnote was trimmed along the perforated edge and then it was used as a pattern to cut the under layer. It wasn't cut very perfect so don't look too close!! The sentiment was stamped with Ruby Red craft and embossed with clear ep. The sentiment layers were cutout with Nestabilities and attached to the topnote layer with dimensionals. The holly leaves were stamped with Old Olive, the berries were stamped with Ruby Red and they all were attached with glue dots. The ribbon and tiny pearls in the corners from Flourishes, LLC finish it off.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Hi, everyone!! This is day 2 of the Clear Dollar Stamps sneak peeks. Today I am showcasing the darling little mice called Marvin and Marcy Mouse and Cheese Wedge stamps. The mice are sold together and the cheese wedge is an individual stamp.The background mouse hole was created by drawing floor boards with a Close to Cocoa marker and sponging over the lines. The background *wallpaper* is dp from Papertrey Ink. The half circle was cutout of a scrap piece of dp using a coluzzle and attached with dimensionals. Marvin and Marcy were stamped twice with Memento Brown, once on the background and once on a piece of white cs. The images stamped on the white cs were colored with copics, cutout, and attached over the background stamped images with dimensionals. The sentiment from the Snowman Wishes set was stamped with Memento Brown and cutout with Nestabilities. The bottom sentiment layer is a scrap piece of Papertrey Ink dp. The PTI ribbon finishes it off. Recipe:Stamps: Clear Dollar StampsPaper, Kiwi Kiss, White, PTIInk: Memento Brown, Close to CocoaAccessories: Dimensionals. PTI Ribbon, Nestabilities, Copics

This adorable Tom Turkey from the Eat More Ham set cracks me up...too cute!!! He was stamped with Brown Stazon and colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. The sky was sponged with Bashful Blue and a home made cloud template. Lots of colors in the grass for depth and texture. The paper is Basic Grey's Mellow and sewing was done around the background layers. The kite was made from a piece of vanilla cs and lots of sponging. Prima, leaf brad, ferns from a Martha Stewart punch, ribbon, and silver cording finish the design. This is such a fun set....I just had to make another one!!

Laurie Wilson, DT Coordinator, challenged the DT to create our own designer paper. I chose to use the stamps from the Eat More Ham set. The images were stamped on glossy paper with Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and Ruby Red. The paper was then sponges with more Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, and Ruby Red. Mr. Tom Turkey was stamped with Memento Brown twice, once on the background and once on white cs. The image stamped on the cs was colored with copics, cutout, and attached over the other image with dimensionals. The sky was sponged with Bashful Blue and a home made cloud template. The grass was sponged and stippled with Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, and Always Artichoke. The leaves were all stamped with Memento Brown, colored with copics, cutout and attached with dimensionals. Some swirly piercing was done behind the turkey to add a little interest. The sentiment was also stamped with Memento Brown, sponged with clouds, cutout with Nestabilities, and attached with dimensionals. Ribbon, brads, and scallops along the right side of the image finish off the card. Recipe: Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Eat More HamPaper: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, White Glossy, Whisper WhiteInk: Memento Brown, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss. Always Artichoke, Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, More MustardAccessories: Dimensionals, Nestabilities, Copics, Ribbon, Beads, Slit Punch, Corner Punch

Thanks sooo much for visiting!! Come back tomorrow for day 3 of the Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peeks!!!

I flipped the sketch to accommodate the beautiful Rubbernecker cornocopia stamp which was stamped with Memento Brown and colored with Copics. The sentiment, also a Rubbernecker Stamp was stamped with Memento Brown and the edges of the vanilla cs were sponged with Ranger Distress Ink Linen. All the edges were distressed and piercing was done on the bottom layer. The Martha Stewart Fern Punch was used for the foliage and hemp was threaded through the buttons and knotted for a little texture. Primas, a big brad, dew drops, and ribbon finish it off. Be sure to visit the other Rubbernecker DT Members blogs for a little inspiration...I should say a LOT of inspiration!!!

This is what you need to do to play along with the DT. Make anything relating to Thanksgiving, post you item to your blog or in your SCS gallery. If you do post to SCS galleries, please use keywords CBC40. Leave a message over at Chrissy D's blog with the link to you item. You will then be entered to win a pack of Designer Series paper.

Visit the other Belli Design Team members to see their Belli creations!

The color challenge colors on Splitcoast today are Pixie Pink, Tangerine Tango, and Kiwi Kiss. Well, folks, it's 4:30 and I am finally uploading.....It took me all day to get my act together!!!

I used the sketch from Jen del Muro's blog. This is the first time I have participated in one of her challenges....don't ya just love this sketch!!!

I stamped the gorgeous Rubbernecker stamp, called Girls Sleeping, with Memento Black, embossed with clear ep, and watercolored a light color wash with the challenge colors. Piercing was done around the edges of the under layer and the rhinestones were added for a little glam. The flourishes in the background and the sentiment from a Clear Dollar Stamps set called Elegant Flouirishes were stamped with Memento Black on the background paper and Tangerine Tango and Pixie Pink on the sentiment layer. The sentiment layers were cutout with Nestabilities and attached with dimensionals. Rhinestones and ribbons finish it off. Thanks for visiting today ....Tomorrow is the Blogger Challenge on the Rubbernecker blog!!

For the next four days I will be showing sneak peeks of the November 1 releases of some AWESOME and ADORABLE Clear Dollar Stamps. Today I will showcase Charlie Snowhorse. Isn't he just the cutest snowhorse ever!!! The set comes with Charlie, the tree image, two ornaments, a snow stamp, and two sentiments, too!!The It's Snowing wheel was stamped on glossy paper using Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. The background sky was then sponged with Ranger Broken China Distress Ink and the trees were stamped with the same ink. The snow was made from torn white paper and distressed with the Broken China ink. A glue pen was used to apply glue over the inked edges and then Dazzling Diamonds was sprinkled over the area. Charlie Snowhorse was stamped with Black Memento Black and colored with copics. I used the same glue pen to add the glue to Charlie's body and then added the Dazzling Diamonds. He was cutout and attached with dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped with Memento Brown, the background was lightly stamped with the It's Snowing wheel and Bashful Blue ink, a thin ring of glitter was added around the edge, and then the layers were cutout with Nestabilities and attached with dimensionals. I sewed around the background layer and the ribbon was added just because I can't seem to make a card without it!!!Recipe: Stampe: Charlie Snowhorse, It's Snowing WheelPaper: White Glossy, Green Galore, Real Red, Designer PaperInk: Ranger Broken China , Memento Black, Bashful BlueAccessories: Dazzling Diamonds, Nestabilities, White ep, Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Copics

Here's Charlie Snowhorse again, stamped with Memento Brown, colored with Copics, glittered up, cutout, and attached with dimensionals. The background was stamped with Blue Bayou and the It's Snowing wheel and then sponged with the same ink. The snow is a cotton ball spread out and glammed up with a little glitter. All the layers were cutout with Nestabilities and the sentiment was stamped with the Memento Brown. I sewed around the Memory Box paper in the background and added the Blue Bayou and Wild Wasabi ribbon.....I still love those retired SU colors!!! The tree slide and the punched snowflakes finish it off...thanks for visiting today and I will see you tomorrow with more sneak peeks!!!Recipe: Stamps: Charlie Snowhorse, It's Snowing WheelPaper: Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, Wild Wasabi, Memory Box dp, WhiteInk: Memento Browm, Blue BayouAccessories: Ribbon, Tree Slide, Dimensionals, Nestabilies, Snowflake Punch, Dazzling Diamonds, Cotton Ball, Sewing Machine, Copics

It's Treasure Hunt Tuesday! Arrrr ye mateys, it's Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker. Be sure to visit the team members blogs to find those designers that have blog candy today! You will also find the first link in today's treasure hunt!!

Sherry - Walkin' on the BAD Side!Rubbernecker Stamp Company Blog I decided to make a Summer card today simply because it's 34 degrees out this morning...yikes!!! The image was stamped with Versamark and embossed with gold ep. It was then colored with ink pads and an aqua painter, cutout with Nesties, and mounted on the Kiwi Kiss and Cool Caribbean. The designer paper came from my scrap drawer...I can't remember who made it but thought it went perfect with the stamp!! The sentiment, also from Rubbernecker, was stamped with Glorious Green and cutout with Nesties. Kiwi Kiss ribbon and Primas finish it off. Thanks for visiting and I will have another post later this morning!! Remember to check back tomorrow for the next Blogger Challenge!

Monday, October 27, 2008

The TLC challenge on Splitcoast today was to use The napkin technique. We were to adhere a napkin to a piece of freezer paper with a hot iron. After digging in my napkin box, the only decorative napkin I had was for a kid's birthday. That's what happens when you have 11 grandkids!! I didn't have any freezer paper so I tried using Saran Wrap, which was suggested by

Sue (Bensarmom) . The technique can be found on Wanda's blog . You will have to scroll down a little to find the cute ghost napkin card she made.

I separated the layers of the napkin, cut the top layer to size, cut a piece of Saran Wrap to size, and layered the two pieces over a piece of white cardstock cut to size. So, now I have the napkin on the top, Saran Wrap in the middle, and cs on the bottom. I layed a piece of computer paper over the layers and started pressing it with my hot iron. It worked pretty good but there were a couple of places that didn't stick so I kept pressing and wiggling the iron. Well, word to the wise, don't wiggle the iron too much because I tore the napkin in the upper right corner. Yikes!!!!! After kicking myself a few times, I cut off the corners, attached the napkin layer to the Kiwi Kiss card base and added the orange rhinestones.....no one knows about my blunder so don't tell!!! Stampin Up! ribbon, a Memory Keepers clip and scrap ribbons finish it off.

This card will go to my son, David, since his 32nd birthday is Nov. 23. ( I was only 10 when I had him...heeheehee!!!) I even have some matching napkins left for the party!!

Tomorrow is the day I start showing some sneak peeks for Clear Dollar Stamps.....wait till you see those adorable stamps....sooo cute and fun!!!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

This is the project we made at my DD Holly's yesterday. Two chipboard coasters were covered with paper and the edges were sanded smooth. Flourishes were stamped on the paper using one of Holly's CHF's stamps and Memento Brown ink. Two holes were punched on the inside edges of both pieces of chipboard and then the pieces were tied together with Chocolate Chip ribbon.

The sweet little Rubbernecker Indian Girl image was stamped with Memento Brown and colored with Copic Markers. I colored her hair to match Holly's! She was cutout and attached with dimensionals. The sentiment, also from Rubbernecker, was stamped with Memento Brown and layered on Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, and Sage Shadow. Orange rhinestones, punched Martha Stewart ferns, and scallops finish off the project. This was fun....thanks, Holly, for a great afternoon!

Today's Featured Stamper on Splitcoast is Kay (Speedystamper). She has a fabulous gallery with hundreds of gorgeous cards to choose from. After spending hours looking at her designs, this is the one I decided to case.I stamped this adorable Penny Black stamp with Memento Black and colored with copics. The sentiment is from a Sparkle Clear Hero Arts set called Merry Always. The set came with red and green rhinestones...such a deal!!!I kept the same basic layout and the red and white color combo. I added the blue, changed the theme, and added the ribbon.I better go get ready for church...thanks for stopping by! Later today I will upload the project I made at my DD Holly's yesterday.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

My DH got up at 4AM to go to a fishing tournament this morning so I woke up to am empty house. Needless to say this girl didn't get up to fix his breakfast!!! I did get some stamping done...yeaaaa!!!

When I looked at the inspiration bedding on Splitcoast this morning, I fell in love with this one called Neapolitian because it reminded me of ice cream!! I have had this beautiful paper from DCWV's The Sweet Stack for a while and it goes perfectly with these adorable stamps from Pink Cat Studio. Don't look too close because the paper has strawberries on it and I used cherries....oh, well...same color anyway!!

I also made this card for the Double Dog Dare Challenge I do each week with a group of wonderful SCS friends. I was the hostess this week, and the assignment was to make something sweet. Well, ya can't get much sweeter than ice cream!! You can find all the DDC cards here.

The images were stamped with Memento Brown and colored with copics. I tried to leave the colors soft so they wouldn't look too busy next to the paper. Crystal Effects was used on the cherries and toppings, and then dusted with Dazzling Diamonds. The Ribbon is from Papertrey Ink and the sweet little cherry bling is by Heidi Snapp from Ellen Hutson, LLC.

I am going to my DD Holly's home this afternoon to work on a few projects. I will upload them later today if I get finished. When we get together to stamp we seem to get side tracked and projects don't get completed. Have a great Saturday and thanks for visiting today!!!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

I had time to make another card for today's challenge on Splitcoast and the Belli Challenge #39 to use pearls...gotta love those days full of stamping!! I wanted to use the Wassail paper from Basic Grey, so out came the Christmas Poinsettias stamps designed by Chris Dickinson for Sweet and Sassy Stamps. The wreath and ribbon were stamped twice with Riding Hood Red and Versamark onto Whisper White cs and embossed with clear ep. All the images were colored with ink pads and an aqua pen, the flower parts of one image and one of the bows were cutout and attached over the other images with dimensionals. The pearls were added for the Belli challenge on Chrissy's (chrissyd723) blog, the beautiful gold ribbon was from the Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts, the pearls were from Flourishes, LLCand the sentiment stamp was from the Fanciful Flakes stamp set by Clear Dollar Stamps.

BTW, I was asked by Chris Dickinson to be on the Belli Challenge Team...Whoooohoo!!!!!! Chris hosts a challenge each week on her blog to use embellishments that have been sitting around unused and unloved. Thanks, Chrissy, I am soo excited. She has a great team of designers and I think one of them is super special because she is my daughter, Holly Brown (hbrown). How cool is that!!!!!

I have had this Stampendous stamp for quite a while and it sure did need to be inked up!!! The pearls were from Flourishes, LLC. The Lockhart Angel from Ellen Hutson, LLC was stamped with Memento Black and colored with copics. The wings were colored pink to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, then covered with Dazzling Diamonds. Both layers were attached with dimensionals. I bought the glitter paper at my local scrapbooking store, however, there is no name on the back. I cut around the edge of the design, and then traced around a piece of Kiwi Kiss for matting. I was going to cut the TT layer, too, but thought that would make it too busy. I may do it later today just to see if I like it. Anyway, gotta go hop in the shower....I got some new Basic Grey Wassail paper yesterday so I will be playing with that after lunch!! Have a great day and come again!!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

This week’s Rubbernecker Blogger Challenge is brought to you by Kittie. You can read all the details on the Rubbernecker Blog.Our challenge this week was to use PAPER PIECEING on a project. I decided to combine this challenge with the sketch challenge on Splitcoast. We were to use pink, also, to honor Breast Cancer Awareness month. The Rubbernecker Poinsettia stamp was stamped twice, once on the SU dp with Riding Hood Red and embossed with clear ep, and once on Riding Hood Red. They were both cutout, the pink layer was attached to the bottom RHR layer, and then attached with dimensionals. This is the lazy woman's form of paper piecing!!! The botton layer was pierced along the bottom edge and brads were added....hope I got them straight!! I also added piercing to the upper corner and the ribbon from Flourishes, LLC.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

I made this CD gift holder for the Double Dare challenge I do each week with some wonderful SCS friends. I am a little late but don't tell anyone!! The tutorial can be found here. I combined this with the Splitcoast color challenge.Today's color challenge colors on Splitcoast are Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, and Chocolate Chip. I used this beautiful Rubbernecker Stamp called Fruit Wreath. I stamped the image in Memento Brown and colored it with ink pads and an aqua pen. The bow was stamped twice, the top one was colored with Pink Pirouette, sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds, and attached with a dimensional. The sentiment, also from Rubbernecker, was stamped with Memento Brown and a Rubbernecker snowflakes stamp was used to add snowflakes in Pink Pirouette. I added glue to the wreath with a glue pen and sprinkled it with Dazzling Diamonds, also. The Sentiment layers were cut out with Nestabilities and the pink rhinestones are from Flourishes, LLC. Thanks for visiting and hope to see you tomorrow!!Stamps: RubberneckerPaper, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Rusty Pickle dpInk: Memento Brown, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi KissAccessories: Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds, Ribbon, Rhinestones

I have a big announcement today!!! I have been asked my her Baddness, Sherry Cheever, to join the Rubbernecker Team as a Guest Designer along with Pam Hooten. How cool is that!!!???!!!! I am so excited....I love their stamps and what a great group of designers to work with!!! Also, Bev and Jules have been asked to join the team as permanent designers....yeaaaaaaaa!!! So....on with the Tuesday Rubbernecker business.

My Christmas Card was stamped with Night of Navy ink onto Bashful Blue cs and embossed with clear ep. The snow was highlighted with a white gel pen and the rhinestones were added to the stars. Silver ribbon, glitter snowflake, and rhinestones in the corners finish it off. Thanks for visiting and Come again!!

Monday, October 20, 2008

The Dirty Dozen/Dirty Dozen Alumni monthly challenge today was to make a Halloween card with googlie eyes and NO pumpkins!! I used this adorable stamp by Rubbernecker Stamps called Graveyard. The image was colored with a combo of copics and inks. The tree and the gravestones were colored with copics and the grass was colored with Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, and Kiwi Kiss. I used Kittie's SU fern stamp for the grass and made Mothermark clouds with a home made templet (I taped 3 oval punched pieces of cardstock together to create the template). I received the Martha Stewart punched bats in a critter swap with Sue (coffeestamper). Thanks for visiting and now I have to watch Dancing With the Stars!!!

Look who came to dinner with us Thursday night...sweet Jenn Balcer!! We tried to behave ourselves at Chili's but it was real hard!!!!

We set up the booth on Friday....it took over 8 hours!! Sherry (BadSherry) was the ring leader and Bev (TexasGrammy), Sharon (stampscout), and I were the worker bees.

It's 4:00 on Sunday and the party is over. We are all a little punchy...such goofy girls!!!

Sherry is soooo bad!!! See what happens when she doesn't have anything to do!!

I have been pooped today.....I even took a nap this afternoon. Maybe I can get a little stamping done this evening. I can't fix supper (oh, darn!!) because my DH broke a pipe in the garage remodel so he is off to Lowes. Hummmm, I think pizza is in order for tonight!! Thanks for visiting and I will see you tomorrow!!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Hi everyone!! I wanted to share some pictures of the Rubbernecker booth at the Stamping Expo in San Antonio. Sherry (BadSherry), Bev (TexasGrammy), and Dave (Mr. Rubbernecker) picked me up on Thursday, we set up the booth on Friday, and started working at 9:00 this morning. Boy am I pooped!!! I took a long hot bath when we got back to the motel to soak my poor old feet!! We are having a great time.....such a fun group to work with!! Pat (Mrs. Rubbernecker) flew in on Thursday night and worked with us today....such nice people and did ya see all the stamps in the pictures!!! I thought I had died and gone to stampers heaven!!! Sharon (Stampscout) came from the Dallas area to help today, too. I met Sharon at the Michelle Zindorf workshop I went to last month in Austin. Take a look at my fingers....just wanted to show you I really did work!!! We had 5 tables going all day with different techniques, inks, and Bev showed us how to work the Wizard. She is such an enabler...now I have to have one of those, too!! Thanks for visiting and I will share more news about the expo tomorrow along with pictures of some of the samples.

Sharon is busy with an embossing technique.

Pat was also working with embossing and theRanger Distress Ink Reinkers

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Just thought I would give you a little update on the craft room. The garage doors are off and the door and windows are in. The sheet rock is almost done. Next week the taping, floatings, and texturing will begin and they will try to get the bricking done on the outside. Another 3-4 weeks and it should be done!!!

A week ago or so Melanie Muenchinger, Illustrator and Senior Design Team Member for Gina K. Designs, sent me some stamped images from her new stamp set, A Year of Flowers. The flower images are sooo gorgeous and wonderful to color!! I used Twinkling H2O's......really wanted to add a little sparkle but was afraid it would hide the the intensity of the color. The designer paper is from Webster's Pages called Your Life. Beautiful. I wanted a shabby chic vintage look so I sewed around the dp and distressed the paper and added the ribbon. I still have some images left so I will make another card when I return from San Antonio. Tursday I am going to the San Antonio Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo with Sherry Cheever (BadSherry), Bev Gerard (TexasGrammy), and the crew from Rubbernecker Stamps to work in their booth at the Expo. I am sooo excited.....y'all need to come to San Antonio so we can meet in person!!!

Melanie also sent this darling card...how cute is this!!!!!! I just love the little sewing machine and all the buttons...the faux stitching is wonderful, too, and I love how she did the sentiment!! Thanks sooo much, Melanie....it will go in a place of honor on my desk!!!

Now didn't I tell ya I would have something special today...I am a woman of my word (well, most of the time, anyway!!) Thanks for

visiting and I will have an update on the craft room project later today!!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

It's 7:10 PM and I finally finished my Splitcoast Tuesday color challenge card!! I also used the sketch for Julee's Mojo Madness Contest Week #56. The colors for today were Pink Pirouette and Black in honor of Breast Cancer Awarness Month. I decided to let my little owl girls from Sassafras have a night out in the trees. The background paper, which I bought at my LSS and has no name on the back, is covered with glittery trees. I used the largest round Nestie to cut it out. The pink background was embossed with the Swiss Dot Cuttlebug folder, the owls were stamped with Ranger Distress Ink Black Soot, and attached with dimensionals. The star layers were punched out and the sentiment stamp is from Inkadinkado. Thanks for visiting and I will have something special for you tomorrow!! I finished a card with images sent to me by Melanie Muenchinger....can't wait for you to see the darling card she sent, too!! Have a wonderful evening!!Stamps: Sassafras, InkadinkadoPaper: Pink Pirouette, Black, White, Glittery Black Tree dpInk: Ranger Black SootAccessories: Ribbon, Dimensionals, Punches

Monday, October 13, 2008

Nothing like being a week late with a challenge!!!! Anne (jdmommy) was the hostess last week for the Double Dare challenge. Her challenge was to make something with an envelope. I struggled all week and finally remembered this cute little hot chocolate holder that we had made last year at one of my DD's stamp camps. Wouldn't ya know I couldn't remember how to do it so my sweet daughter, Holly (hbrown) came over yesterday and refreshed my memory.

I sealed a 4 1/8" x 9 1/2" envelope, cut it in half, and crimped one of the halves. This is the pocket that you slip the hot chocolate into. Decorate the other half any way you want. Make sure the cut side is facing down so the crimped layer can be slipped into the top layer. I used the I Like It a Latte set, stamped the image with Chocolate Chip onto Pink Pirouette cs. The cup was paper pieced with the same Paper Studio dp I used on the background. The foam was stamped on white with the CC ink, covered with Dazzling Diamonds glitter, cutout and attached with a dimensional. The mint sticks were also stamped with CC, colored with a Regal Rose marker and attached under the foam with glue dots. The main image layer and the sentiment were attached with dimensionals. Now just slip the crimped layer into the cut side of the envelope and tadaa...a quick little gift for someone who likes cocoa!! You can also decorate the front with a Christmas image and use these for stocking stuffers.

Be sure to crimp the envelope from the top to the bottom. That way the crimped pocket with the hot chocolate will fit into the other half...it kinda smushes it with style!!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

I just had to ink up this wonderful stamp set called Christmas Wishes from The Little Paper Shop. I also had a bunch of scraps sitting on the counter that I wanted to use up. The bird was stamped with Rining Hood Red and embossed with clear ep. The white oval behind the bird was stamped with the large sentiment stamp from the set with Close to Cocoa as was the Merry Christmas. Both white layers were sponged with Close to Cocoa and attached with dimensionals. I used Kiwi Kiss under the white layers but used Old Olive under the green dp layer because I had a scrap and didn't want to cut into a new sheet of KK. I also mixed the two shades with the punched out ferns. I kinda like how the different shades give a little dimension to the project!! The KK ribbon was a scrap piece just waiting to be used and the flower is a prima poinsettia. I used a Martha Stewart Punch for the scallop and Dew Drops along the edge. Stampin Up! ribbon and papers finish it off. I may have one more later today but my DH will be returning from his fishing trip and I better get this house cleaned up......it looks like I threw an all night party (stamping party, that is!!) Have a wonderful day!!Stamps: Little Paper ShopPaper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Stampin Up! dpInk: Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood RedAccessories: Clear ep, Nestabilities, MS Punchs, Stampin Up! Ribbon, Prima, Brad, Dew Drops

The featured stamper on Splitcoast today is none other than Anne Ryan!! Anne is such a wonderfully sweet lady who is sooo kind to leave such encouraging comments and her gallery is full of fabulous cards!!!

It took a while to decide what card to case but finally chose this one. I kept the same fun theme and basic sketch but changed it from girly to masculine, deleted the round layers, added the star brads and twill, changed the colors, papers, added the distressing, and changed the dots around the edge to doodling!!

The adorable Clear Dollar Stamps stamp set called Charlie Horse was stamped with Memento Brown and colored with copics. The background was sponged with Bashful Blue and Close to Cocoa was sponged around the edge. The image was then attached with dimensionals. I cut out the rectangle Creamy Caramel piece originally to use under Charlie but changes my mind and used it for the sentiment instead. Do you ever change a design in midstream?? Oh, BTW, the Charlie stamps were designed by Laurie Wilson, the Design Team Coordinator for Clear Dollar Stamps!! Thanks for coming to visit today and I will have more for you after church!!

About Me

Hi everyone and welcome to my little corner of the world!! I started my stamping journey about 10 years ago when my DD Holly became a Stampin Up! demo. I wanted to help support her business so ten years and about a million dollars later, here I am!! I love to quilt, too, and we have three wonderful horses that we spoil like our kids!! Thanks for visiting and come back often!!

FTC Declaration: In accordance with FTC16CFR, Part 255, I declare that I currently receive or have received in the past products that I promote and endorse for free or at a discount from the following companies: Taylored Expressions, SCS, Rubbernecker Stamps, Clear Dollar Stamps, Gina K. Designs, JustRite Stamps, Flourishes Stamps, Unity Stamps, MFT Stamps, Inque Boutique.

The products I use for my designs to display on my blog are recommended by me with the upmost honesty. I would not knowingly recommend or endorse a product that I feel is of substandard quality. Nor would I make misleading statements about the product to my readers.